Some pictures from our quick trip to Jacksonville for our Peace Corps interview:
The city had a bunch of great little old-time Southern feeling downtown areas filled with local shops and boutiques. It reminded us of being back in Athens and made us realize how much we really miss the South.
The famous Peterbrooke chocolate company that is based out of Jacksonville. The girl working inside was extremely friendly and let us sample all kinds of things - I now know I'm not a fan of chocolate covered pringles.
This was an awesome local art gallery that featured 3D Pop Art from Charles Fazzino. I'd never seen any of his stuff but it might have been the coolest art I've ever seen. Check out his website
Here is the Cookies & Cream cupcake from Sivada's. Unfortunately, I wasn't a big fan. The chocolate tasted strange and the icing was way too sugary.
This was the Cheesecake Cupcake from Sivada's. The cake was very good and it was filled with cheesecake but the icing was still a little too sugary. An improvement from the Cookies & Cream but still not outstanding.
Our entire selection of six! Back row is German Chocolate & Coconut. Second Row is Cookies & Cream and Peanut Butter Cup. Front row is Birthday Cake & Cheesecake. Coconut ranks as one of the top cupcakes I've ever eaten - and I've eaten a lot!
This probably deserves it's own post - but we realized we had a flat tire as we were leaving the hotel where we had our Peace Corps interview. We were forced to rush over to a Tire Kingdom in a random part of town - as we were dressed in our suits and we walked across the street from the tire place and found this local BBQ joint. We were the only white people in the restaurant - but the service was great and the food was too! And they served Sweet Tea that should come with a Diabetes warning. I loved it!
The previously mentioned cup of Sweet Tea and I'm just throwing out some love to A.J.'s! Drop by and say hello if you're ever in the ghetto in Jacksonville.
This was the view from our balcony on Thursday night. We had a great spot on the river across from the Landing and our room was awesome. Nicole's mom hooked us up with an executive suite!
Here is the Cookies & Cream cupcake from Sivada's. Unfortunately, I wasn't a big fan. The chocolate tasted strange and the icing was way too sugary.
This was the Cheesecake Cupcake from Sivada's. The cake was very good and it was filled with cheesecake but the icing was still a little too sugary. An improvement from the Cookies & Cream but still not outstanding.
Our entire selection of six! Back row is German Chocolate & Coconut. Second Row is Cookies & Cream and Peanut Butter Cup. Front row is Birthday Cake & Cheesecake. Coconut ranks as one of the top cupcakes I've ever eaten - and I've eaten a lot!
This probably deserves it's own post - but we realized we had a flat tire as we were leaving the hotel where we had our Peace Corps interview. We were forced to rush over to a Tire Kingdom in a random part of town - as we were dressed in our suits and we walked across the street from the tire place and found this local BBQ joint. We were the only white people in the restaurant - but the service was great and the food was too! And they served Sweet Tea that should come with a Diabetes warning. I loved it!
The previously mentioned cup of Sweet Tea and I'm just throwing out some love to A.J.'s! Drop by and say hello if you're ever in the ghetto in Jacksonville.
This was the view from our balcony on Thursday night. We had a great spot on the river across from the Landing and our room was awesome. Nicole's mom hooked us up with an executive suite!
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